THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA
We investigate the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on frequency of online search on mental well-being and religiosity-related terms in Indonesia using high-frequency data from Google Trends and Bank Indonesia Consumer Survey from January 1st, 2018, to February 28th, 2021. Monthly search terms and cons...
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| author | Dinda Thalia Andariesta Masagus M. Ridhwan Jahen Fachrul Rezki Mutiara Helga Indira |
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| description | We investigate the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on frequency of online search on mental well-being and religiosity-related terms in Indonesia using high-frequency data from Google Trends and Bank Indonesia Consumer Survey from January 1st, 2018, to February 28th, 2021. Monthly search terms and consumer survey data are merged at the provincial level, which results in a total of 131,300 individual observations. Using event analysis and instrumental variable approaches, our study suggests that lockdown policy is significantly associated with higher search intensity of mental well-being and religiosity-related terms compared to the pre-lockdown period. Our findings suggest that mentally disturbed people tend to lean on religion to cope with stressful events during a crisis. Our study has substantial policy implications on ensuring appropriate government interventions that minimize the detrimental effect of COVID-19 on mental well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-615c94282b004ebbbd4dc3c58bd35a132023-04-10T08:55:19ZengBank IndonesiaJournal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance2460-61462460-66182023-02-01917110610.21098/jimf.v9i1.16091609THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIADinda Thalia Andariesta0Masagus M. Ridhwan1Jahen Fachrul Rezki2Mutiara Helga Indira3School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, IndonesiaBank Indonesia Institute, Bank Indonesia, IndonesiaInstitute for Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Economics, Gadjah Mada University, IndonesiaWe investigate the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on frequency of online search on mental well-being and religiosity-related terms in Indonesia using high-frequency data from Google Trends and Bank Indonesia Consumer Survey from January 1st, 2018, to February 28th, 2021. Monthly search terms and consumer survey data are merged at the provincial level, which results in a total of 131,300 individual observations. Using event analysis and instrumental variable approaches, our study suggests that lockdown policy is significantly associated with higher search intensity of mental well-being and religiosity-related terms compared to the pre-lockdown period. Our findings suggest that mentally disturbed people tend to lean on religion to cope with stressful events during a crisis. Our study has substantial policy implications on ensuring appropriate government interventions that minimize the detrimental effect of COVID-19 on mental well-being.https://jimf-bi.org/index.php/JIMF/article/view/1609covid-19, google trends, lockdown, mental well-being, religiosity. |
| spellingShingle | Dinda Thalia Andariesta Masagus M. Ridhwan Jahen Fachrul Rezki Mutiara Helga Indira THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance covid-19, google trends, lockdown, mental well-being, religiosity. |
| title | THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA |
| title_full | THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA |
| title_fullStr | THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA |
| title_short | THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN EFFECTS ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND RELIGIOSITY: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA |
| title_sort | covid 19 lockdown effects on mental well being and religiosity evidence from indonesia |
| topic | covid-19, google trends, lockdown, mental well-being, religiosity. |
| url | https://jimf-bi.org/index.php/JIMF/article/view/1609 |
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